Navarro Fans Eight Batters, Marauders Split Doubleheader with Mighty Mussels

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Bradenton Marauders (9-10, 40-44) split a doubleheader with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (46-37, 9-9), winning game one 2-0 in extra innings and falling 3-2 during game two on Saturday from Hammond Stadium. Reinold Navarro fanned eight batters over a career-high 5.2 frames, while Bralyn Brazoban and Brent Iredale drove in the game one winning runs.

In game one, Yonleg Gaetano punched out three batters and allowed just two hits over 4.0 scoreless frames.

The Marauders scored the first run of the game in the top of the eighth off Mighty Mussels reliever Michael Hilker. With Antonio Pimentel at second, he moved to third on a groundout and scored on a double by Brazoban to make it 1-0. A double from Iredale plated Brazoban, putting Bradenton up 2-0…

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